This entry originally appeared in The Beaumont Enterprise. Kids today are growing up in a different world than their parents, which is a statement usually uttered at least seven quintillion times in every generation, but this time it’s at least mostly true. And it’s a problem. After watching The Facebook Movie The Social Network this weekend, I was reminded that, when it comes to the Intertubes, parents just don’t...

I’ve spent my overabundance of free time the past couple of days trying to figure out Twitter. I’ve written about this before, and maybe I’m just too old or uncool or whatever, but I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it. I know it’s useful for quick status updates about what you’re doing in the moment, and I used it myself for just that purpose when the family headed down Disney World way. I...

I’m not sure whether it’s something to do with the mind of a toddler, or if there are more sinister forces at work in the United Kingdom, but Trey is absolutely and unequivocally infatuated with Thomas The Tank Engine. If you don’t have kids, you might not know what I’m talking about, but chances are you do. Thomas is pretty hard to miss, as he’s a bright blue anthropomorphized train with a disturbing grey...

I’m posting this a little early today, but it’s important. My sister called me last night to ask me about something called iJingo – The Center Of The Online Universe. Apparently, a family member has bought into this new venture and told her about the amazing opportunity she could have to get in on the ground level of the next Google. I was interested to hear what she had to say, being as I hadn’t heard anything...

It has been a long and difficult week, dear readers. One that started out with an ominous specter looming over its midpoint which, when it finally emerged from the wisps of preview and foreshadowing, bit down hard with toxic teeth. This past Wednesday marked the beginning of the long-dreaded and painful period of uninterrupted visitation for Trey’s biological father, and the actual changeover of possession happened with an unexpected...